Our father, who art in Heaven,
Hallowed be thy name;
Thy kingdom come,
Thy will be done.
On earth, as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread;
And forgive us our debts
As we have forgiven our debtors;
And lead us not into temptation,
But deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom,
And the power,
And the glory,
Forever.

Traditional Roman Catholic Version

Our Father who art in Heaven,
Hallowed be thy name;
Thy kingdom come
Thy will be done
On earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread;
And forgive us our trespasses
As we forgive those who trespass against us;
And lead us not into temptation,
But deliver us from evil.

Orthodox Version

Our Father, Who art in the heavens,

Hallowed be Thy name.

Thy kingdom come

Thy will be done,

On earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread,

And forgive us our debts [or, trespasses],

As we forgive our debtors;

And lead us not into temptation,

But deliver us from the evil one.

For thine is the kingdom, and the power and the glory

Forever and ever. Amen.

Ecumenical Version 1988

Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as in heaven.

Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins
as we forgive those who sin against us.
Save us from the time of trial
and deliver us from evil.

For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours
now and for ever. Amen

Matthew 6, the New Revised Standard Version

Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. 10Your kingdom come. Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. 11Give us this day our daily bread. 12And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. 13And do not bring us to the time of trial, but rescue us from the evil one.

Luke 11, The New Revised Standard Version

Father, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come. 3Give us each day our daily bread. 4And forgive us our sins, for we ourselves forgive everyone indebted to us. And do not bring us to the time of trial.

Blessed One, our Father and our Mother
Holy is your name.
May your love be enacted in the world.
May your will be done
On earth as in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread
And forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us.
Save us in the time of trial
and deliver us from evil.
For all that we do in your love,
and all that your love brings to birth,
and the fullness of love that will be
are yours, now and forever. Amen.

Our Mother which art upon earth, hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come, and thy will be done in us as it is in thee.
As thou sendest every day thy angels, send them to us also.
Forgive us our sins, as we atone all our sins against thee.
And lead us not into sickness, but deliver us from all evil,
for thine is the earth, the body, and the health. Amen.

An excerpt from Jesus’ teachings in The Essene Gospel of Peace, a first-century manuscript.

Affirmative version of the Lord's Prayer:

FATHER in heaven, Your Name is holy. Thy Kingdom is coming.

Thy will is done on earth as in heaven. You are giving daily bread.

You forgive our trespasses as we forgive them that trespass against us.

You lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil.

Thineis the Kingdom, the power and glory for ever and ever.

Amen

The I AM Lord's Prayer

My very own God Presence,

Eternal Source of my being,

Holy and Sacred is Thy Name, I AM.

I AM Thy Kingdom come.

I AM Thy will being done.

I AM on earth, even as I AM in Heaven.

Thy Life is my Bread.

Thy Love, my forgiveness,

Freely given to all.

Thy Light consumes every temptation.

Thy Presence dispels all evil conditions.

I AM Transfiguration's Kingdom!

I AM Resurrection's Power!

I AM Ascension's Glory!

All this I AM,

Forevermore!

Amen.

The Lord's Prayer, being a prayer of the Elect for interior perfectionment

OUR Father-Mother who art in the upper and the within:

Hallowed be thy Name:

Thy Kingdom come:

Thy will be done, in the body as in the spirit:

Give us every day the Communion of the mystical bread:

And perfect us in the power of Thy Sons, according as we give ourselves to perfect others:

And in the hour of temptation deliver us from the hand of Satan:

For Thine are the kingdom, the power, and the glory,

In the life eternal, and in the Amen.

Anna Kingsford

Pray the Prayer backwards slowly and pausing between phrases to reflect it and its multiple layers of meaning:

For ever and ever the power and glory

For thine is the kingdom

Deliver us from evil

Lead us not into temptation

As we forgive them that trespass against us

Forgive our trespasses

Give us this day our daily bread

on earth as in heaven

Thy will be done

Thy kingdom come

Hallowed be thy name

In heaven

Our Father.

Cosmic Prayer by Neil Crawford

Mother Universe whose spirit permeates all things,
beyond all names you are revered.

No division exists between Heaven and Earth,
the two are one in your enduring soul.

Full provision is made on this and all days,
all inequalities are the work of Man.

Trespasses go unrecognised,
forgiveness is unnecessary.

What temptations can there be
for those at peace? .

What can evil offer to the true? .
Power and Glory are dead ideas

Forever and ever in the Eternal Now.
Amen

Non-Theistic Lord's Prayer by Patia Rarick:

Essence of Life and Love,

manifesting in all of Creation;

May we hold all of creation as sacred,

and be wise stewards of all its gifts.

May we live in Harmony;

being kind, compassionate and just.

May we seek to value each experience from another's point of view.

May we be a blessing to those around us.

May we be awe inspired and re-membered in love.

May it be so with everyone of us.

Amen.

The Lord's Prayer in the Language of Indian Sages:

Our Father in heaven (the Source of our being)

Holy be your name (lead us from unholiness to holiness)

Your kingdom come (from fragmentation to wholeness)

Your will be done on earth as in heaven (from conflict to harmony)

Give us this day our daily bread (from time to eternity)

Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us (from sin to grace)

Do not bring us to the test (from duality to unity)

But deliver from evil (from darkness to light)

Brother John Martin Sahajananda, abbot of the Shantivanam Ashram in India

Chinok (Native American) Lord's Prayer

Nesika papa klaksta mitlite kopa saghalie

Our Father Who dwells in High

Kloshe kopa nesika tumtum mika nem.

Good for our hearts Your Name.

Kloske mika tyee kopa konaway tillikum;

Good you Chief of all people;

Kloshe mika tumtum kopa illahee kahkwa kopa saghalie;

God Your heart to make our country such as Yours up above;

Potlach konaway sun nesika muckamuck,

Gice us all days our food,

Pee kopet-kumtux donaway nesika mesachie,

And stop remembering all our sins we make to them,

Kahkwa nesilka mamook kopa klasksta spose mamook mesachie kopa nesia;

As we suppose not their sin against us;

Mahah siah kopa nesika konaway mesachie.

Throw far away from us all evil.

Kloshe kahkwa.

Amen.

A Contemporary Language Paraphrase of The Lord's Prayer by Warren Lynn

Oh God, who is in all places, whether known or unknown,

we affirm your utmost holiness,

regardless of any name by which you are called.

May your ways of life, your intention for all of creation,

be how we live and think and act -

in this world and beyond.

May we seek for this day -

only just enough for ourselves, and no more,

And we ask that you forgive our over-bearing attitudes

and efforts of self-entitlement,

but only as much as we also offer such grace

to others in creation around us.

Protect us God from enticing entrapment

in all that would separate us from your love

And lead us away from all that creates

suffering and pain and death,

for us and all others.

We pray this prayer, God,

in awareness of your love that transcends all,

your presence that reconciles,

redeems and empowers us, together,

now and forever.

Amen.

A Meditation on The Lord's Prayer

When I pray 'OUR’, help me to ensure that my life and faith have room for others and their needs.

When I pray 'FATHER’, help me to demonstrate this relationship to God in my daily life.

When I pray 'IN HEAVEN’, help me to ensure that that my main interests are not in earthly things.

When I pray ‘HALLOWED BE YOUR NAME’, help me to strive, with God’s help, to be holy.

When I pray ‘YOUR KINGDOM COME’, help me to demonstrate the ways of God’s kingdom in my daily life.

When I pray ‘YOUR WILL BE DONE’, help me not to be self-willed or resentful of God’s claim on my time, my talents, my resources and myself.

When I pray ‘ON EARTH AS IN HEAVEN’, help me to be ready to give myself to God’s service, and the service of others, here and now.

When I pray 'GIVE US TODAY OUR DAILY BREAD', help me to be thankful for all that I have and to share my plenty freely with my neighbour.

When I pray 'FORGIVE US OUR SINS', help me to recognise the greatness of God’s love, and the grace that redeems me and sets me free.

When I pray 'AS WE FORGIVE THOSE WHO SIN AGAINST US', help me to forgive those who wrong me, and to harbour no grudges, so that I may fully experience forgiveness myself.

When I pray 'LEAD US NOT INTO TEMPTATION', help me to recognise and avoid those situations where I am tempted to do wrong.

When I pray 'DELIVER US FROM EVIL', help me to take a stand against evil through my prayers, my words and my actions.

When I pray 'THE KINGDOM IS YOURS', help me to be willing to obey the King in all things.

When I pray 'THE POWER AND THE GLORY ARE YOURS', help me to understand that I cannot, therefore, seek power and glory for myself.

When I pray 'FOR EVER AND EVER', help me to see things in their eternal context, and not be anxious about each day’s affairs.

And when I pray ‘AMEN’, help me to recognize that I am saying before God and my neighbour, “Cost what it may, this is my prayer.”

The Fatherhood of God is a basic concept for Francis [St. Francis of Assisi] because it makes us brothers and sisters with Jesus and with all creation. Francis sensed very strongly that God was his very own father who took the place of Pietro Bernardone. To get a feel for what Francis experienced, re-write the Our Father in the singular ..."My" Father. Then as you convert the prayer from the plural to the singular, update some of the wording so you understand it. Try to remain faithful to the biblical sense of the prayer. You are not writing a totally new prayer -- you are applying the concept of God as our common Father to God as your own personal Father. Do the exercise on your own or in a prayerful group atmosphere. Share the results with your brothers and sisters or keep it in your Bible for your own personal use.

“Hey, God! Make me look good! May other people see me and know me and like me! Make other people do what I want them to do as if I were You! I expect You to give me what I need in advance and give me what I want as well. Let me get even with my enemies for what they’ve done to me! Forgive me in advance for when I give in to temptation… which I will. And deliver me from consequences! Praise God, hallelujah, thank you, Jesus. Amen!”

“I personally know your name and bless it while pronouncing it because I love you and accept you just as you are.”

“I welcome you into my Kingdom as one of my special children; I simply ask that you follow my will on Earth to experience what Heaven is like.”

“Today you will have your daily bread; do not worry. Just remember that it is not only yours, but for you to share with your neighbor. I place it in your hands because I am confident that you know it is for both you and your brothers and sisters.”

“I ask that, just as I have forgiven you, that you forgive those who have offended you.”

“I know that temptations will surround you; however, I am assured that you will do just fine with my power already in you.”

“Take hold of my hand, and don’t let go; I will give you discernment so that you may realize that, through all this time, I have given you, and will continue to give you, the strength you need to not be led toward evil.”

“Never forget that I LOVE YOU from the beginning of time, and I will always love you through the end of time, for I AM IN YOU JUST AS YOU ARE IN ME.”

“May my blessing be with you at all times, and may my peace and eternal love reside within you always, since it is only through me that you are able to receive them, for I AM PEACE AND LOVE.”

“Finally, send my prayer to all those who you love, so that they also become aware that I bless them just as I bless you… AMEN.”

The Lord's Prayer with Masonic symbols

The Lord's Prayer in Arabic

The Lord's Prayer in relation to the Beautitudes, Psalm 23, and the Sacraments:

Our Father who are in Heaven

The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not be in want. He makes me lie down in green pastures

Hallowed be your name

Blessed are the peacemakers,
for they will be called sons of God

he leads me beside quiet waters, he restores my soul

The Holy Matrimony

Your Kingdom Come

Blessed are the pure in heart,
for they will see God

He guides me in paths of righteousness
for his name's sake

Ordination

Your Will be done, on earth as it is in heaven

Blessed are those who mourn,
for they will be comforted

Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,I will fear no evil,
for you are with me;
your rod and your staff,
they comfort me

Anointing of the Sick

Give us this day our Daily Bread

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
for they will be filled

Love and seek God

"We must love and seek God, not for ourselves but for him, like sons or daughters who find all their joy in taking part in their father and mother’s activities.
When Jesus taught us to pray using the words ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven’, he gave us precisely the programme we have to achieve. We must sanctify the name of God within, draw heaven down into ourselves and do his will, as the angels in heaven do. What we do for God we also do for ourselves, since we are in him and he is in us."

« In all the centuries that Christians have repeated after Jesus, Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven, how many men and women have prayed for the coming of the kingdom of God! And not only have they prayed, they have worked, they have devoted all their energies to it, and some, like Jesus, have shed their blood. Can all those sacrifices have been made in vain?
In certain regions of the universe there exists somewhere a reservoir that is continually being filled with the forces and currents that those thousands of sincere, ardent beings have sent out into space. One day, this reservoir will be full; it will overflow and take everything with it like a huge tidal wave. We must think of this reservoir, so that we always feel supported in our work for the coming of the kingdom of God on earth. »

Omraam Mikhaël Aivanhov

By authority, not by force

God governs the world by authority, and not by force. If this were not so, there would be neither freedom nor law in the world, and the first three petitions of the Lord's Prayer (Pater Noster): "Sanctificetur nomen tuum. Adveniat regnum tuum. Fiat voluntas tua sicut in caelo et in terra", would lose all meaning. He who prays these petitions does so solely with the purpose of affirming and in-creasing divine authority and not divine power. The God who is almighty - not virtually but actually - has no need at all to be petitioned that his reign may come and that his will may be done. The meaning of this prayer is that God is powerful only in so far as his authority is freely recognised and accepted. Prayer is the act of such recognition and acceptance. One is free to be believing or unbelieving. Nothing and no one can compel us to have faith - no scientific discovery, no logical argument, no physical torture can force us to believe, i.e. to freely recognise and accept the authority of God. But on the other hand, once this authority is recognised and accepted, the powerless becomes powerful. Then divine power can manifest itself - and this is why it is said that a grain of faith is sufficient to move mountains.

Valentin Tomberg: Meditations on the Tarot

The Lord's Prayer; in different languages, various versions, interpreted and sung: